Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Image
© Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Transliteration
tablet
obverse
1. a-na puzur4-a-szur
2. qi2-bi-ma um-ma
3. il5-we-da-ku-ma
4. ri-ik-sa2-am
5. sza la2-qe2-pu-um u3
6. hu-ut-ka3 isz-tu3
7. bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
8. u2-sze2-s,i2-u2-ni-ni
9. ri-ik-sa2-am
10. szu-a-ti2 hu-ut-ka3
11. na-asz2-a-kum
reverse
1. la2-qe2-pa2-am a-na
2. te2-er-ti2-ka3
3. a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
4. u2-ta-er s,u2-ha-ra-am
5. _ninda_ e u4-mi3-s,u2-szu
6. a-szar ku-a-ti2 lu-szi2-ib
7. u3 a-di2-i sza _dumu_ a-ni-nim
8. i-hi-id-ma
9. na-pa2-al-tam2
10. li-ma-ad-ma
11. te2-er-ta-ka3
12. li-tu3-ra-am-ma
left
1. t,e2-mi3 lu s,a-ab-tam2
2. s,u2-ha-ra-am isz-ti2-ni
3. la2 ta-be2-el